1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 55 Male or Female Classmate?

"Grandma must be very sad."

Lin Xiyu's eyes reddened, and she tried to shake off her mother's hand.

Who isn't sad?

When Chen Xiulan was questioned by her daughter, she was also upset, and her voice choked with emotion: "Do you think I feel good about selling the bed?"

“That bed was there when Mom was born. At most, the whole family of five squeezed into one bed. Your aunt, uncle, and I all grew up crawling and playing on this bed.”

"If we weren't forced to sell the bed because we really couldn't afford it, who would want to sell it? It's a cherished memory from our childhood."

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"I'll ask Sister Yan tomorrow if we can get the money ahead of schedule."

Lin Xiyu felt heartbroken upon hearing this and lost all desire to argue with her mother.

"Okay, you've had a long day. Go to the public bathhouse, take a shower, and get some rest."

Hearing her daughter say this, Chen Xiulan felt a little better: "Mom will go and tell your grandma that the 3 yuan that our family is responsible for has been taken care of. Tell her not to worry and not to get sick from worrying."

"Ah."

Lin Xiyu was busy in the kitchen in the sweltering summer heat, and she was covered in sweat and felt sticky all over. She really wanted to take a shower to relax.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Don't blame me for nagging."

Seeing her daughter's obedient and sensible nature, Chen Xiulan smiled with satisfaction. Just before leaving, she suddenly remembered something, turned back, and solemnly instructed, "You're still young and don't understand the ways of the world. Don't think that someone helping you means they like you and rush headlong into it. You and that classmate aren't suitable. His family's financial situation is beyond our reach. Being classmates is fine, but being friends is absolutely out of the question."

"understood"

Lin Xiyu's expression changed slightly, a hint of unease flashing across her face.

"It would be best if you could understand."

Chen Xiulan knew it was best not to say too much, lest it provoke her daughter's rebellious attitude, so she stopped there.

A hint of loneliness flashed in Lin Xiyu's eyes as her mother left.

After sitting quietly in the room for a while, she calmed herself down, packed her bath clothes, and took her washbasin to the public bathhouse not far from Courtyard No. 9.

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Wangfu Pond West Street. When Gu Bin returned home, the food was already on the table. His grandfather was still sitting under the shade of a tree in the courtyard, playing chess by himself, while his grandmother and his mother, Zhang Yuequan, were waiting in the main room.

"Xiao Bin is back."

The bicycle bell rang in the alley. Grandma, with her sharp ears, heard it, her eyes lit up with joy, and she lifted the curtain to welcome the bicycle outside.

"Grandma, Grandpa, I'm back."

Sure enough, the next second, Gu Bin rode his mountain bike and rushed through the gate like a gust of wind.

"It's completely dark, why are you only coming back now?"

Zhang Yuequan then stepped out of the threshold, her eyes filled with displeasure.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Gu Bin looked slightly surprised when he saw his mother.

Instead of answering, Zhang Yuequan asked, "This is my family home, can't I come?"

"Of course."

Gu Bin parked her bicycle and joked with a smile, "I was just thinking that it's not the weekend, and I didn't have to work overtime or have any social engagements tonight. That's not like the work style of a strong woman..."

"Stop talking so much."

Zhang Yuequan was amused by her son, but she still wouldn't let it go: "Tell me honestly, what were you doing so late?"

Gu Bin casually replied, "I just finished filming a documentary and stayed at a classmate's house for a while."

"Classmate? Which classmate?"

Zhang Yuequan frowned: "Male or female classmate?"

"Female classmate."

Gu Bin knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he admitted it directly.

"You kid."

Zhang Yuequan scolded her unhappily: "What kind of behavior is it to go to a female classmate's house so late at night instead of going home?"

(End of this chapter)